Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-3-101: State Board of Education - Members - Travel expenses

A. The State Board of Education shall consist of seven (7)

members. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be a

member and the chairperson of the Board. The remaining six members

shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and

consent of the Senate. Except as otherwise provided for in

subsection B of this section, upon assuming office each Governor

shall appoint one member from each congressional district and one

member from the state at large. Each appointment shall be made to

take effect on April 2. The term of each appointed member shall be

four (4) years. Appointed members shall serve until a successor is

appointed. Appointed members shall serve at the pleasure of the

Governor. Upon the occurrence of a vacancy the same shall be filled

by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate at the next

session of the Legislature. The appointment to fill a vacancy shall

be made for the unexpired term.

B. On the effective date of this act, all appointed positions

of the current State Board of Education shall be deemed vacant and

the terms of persons serving on the Board shall be deemed

terminated. The Governor shall make initial appointments pursuant

to the provisions of this subsection within thirty (30) days of the

effective date of this act, with one member appointed from each

congressional district and one member appointed from the state at

large. The appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the

Senate at the next session of the Legislature. The terms for

members appointed pursuant to this subsection shall terminate on

April 2, 2015. Thereafter, members shall be appointed as provided

for in subsection A of this section.

C. No person shall be eligible to be appointed to serve on the

Board unless the person has been awarded a high school diploma or

certificate of high school equivalency. No person shall be

appointed to serve on the Board if the person serves on a board of

education of a school district which is supervised by the Board

pursuant to Section 3-104 of this title. Any member appointed to

the Board shall complete the workshop requirements of a new school

board member pursuant to Section 5-110 of this title within thirteen

(13) months following or preceding the appointment of the member.

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State

Department of Education shall not charge any member of the State

Board of Education a fee for any workshop provided by the Department

for board members pursuant to Section 5-110 of this title and shall

not pay a fee to any organization or institution of higher education

on behalf of a member of the State Board of Education, or reimburse

any member of the Board for a fee paid to any organization or

institution of higher education, for attendance at a workshop or

courses to satisfy the requirements of Section 5-110 of this title.

D. Members of the Board shall receive necessary traveling

expenses while in the performance of their duties in accordance with

the State Travel Reimbursement Act.